EP 2366420 A1 20110921 - Nebulizer apparatus
Title (en)
Nebulizer apparatus
Title (de)
Verneblervorrichtung
Title (fr)
Appareil de nébuliseur
Publication
Application
Priority
- EP 02704999 A 20020313
- US 27748201 P 20010320
Abstract (en)
A nebulizer comprising: a housing having an ambient air inlet and a chamber for holding an aerosol; an air outlet communicating with the chamber for permitting the aerosol to be withdrawn from the chamber; a pressurized gas inlet adjacent a fluid orifice, the pressurized gas inlet in communication with the chamber; a diverter positioned in the chamber in a position relative to the pressurized gas inlet; and, wherein the relative position of at least one portion of the fluid orifice and the diverter is adjustable between a nebulizing position and a non-nebulizing position, and further comprising a selection means to be manually operated to allow the nebulizer (710) to operate in a breath actuated mode or a continuous nebulization mode.
IPC 8 full level
A61M 11/06 (2006.01); A61M 15/00 (2006.01); B05B 7/00 (2006.01); B05B 7/04 (2006.01); B05B 7/06 (2006.01); B05B 7/12 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
A61M 11/00 (2013.01 - US); A61M 11/007 (2014.02 - US); A61M 11/06 (2013.01 - EP US); A61M 15/0091 (2013.01 - EP US); A61M 16/122 (2014.02 - EP US); A61M 16/14 (2013.01 - US); B05B 7/0012 (2013.01 - EP US); B05B 7/2435 (2013.01 - EP US)
Citation (applicant)
- US 6044841 A 20000404 - VERDUN ALEX M W [CA], et al
- US 5823179 A 19981020 - GRYCHOWSKI JERRY R [US], et al
Citation (search report)
- [X] WO 9729799 A2 19970821 - TRUDELL MEDICAL LTD [CA]
- [X] WO 9911310 A1 19990311 - 1263152 ONTARIO INC [CA]
- [XA] EP 0855224 A2 19980729 - AID MEDIC LTD [GB]
- [A] EP 0938906 A2 19990901 - AID MEDIC LTD [GB]
- [A] US 2882026 A 19590414 - EICHELMAN FRANCIS J
- [A] US 5301663 A 19940412 - SMALL JR JOHN C [US]
- [A] US 5299565 A 19940405 - BROWN JAMES N [US]
- [A] US 5823179 A 19981020 - GRYCHOWSKI JERRY R [US], et al
- [A] US 5165392 A 19921124 - SMALL JR JOHN C [US]
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 02074370 A2 20020926; WO 02074370 A3 20030123; AU 2002238801 A1 20021003; CA 2441100 A1 20020926; CA 2441100 C 20130521; CA 2809180 A1 20020926; CA 2809180 C 20150602; CA 2885596 A1 20020926; EP 1370315 A2 20031217; EP 1370315 B1 20111109; EP 2366420 A1 20110921; EP 2366420 B1 20150506; ES 2375333 T3 20120228; ES 2537162 T3 20150603; US 2002157663 A1 20021031; US 2005205085 A1 20050922; US 2007107719 A1 20070517; US 2011168169 A1 20110714; US 2014331995 A1 20141113; US 2017007781 A1 20170112; US 6929003 B2 20050816; US 7131439 B2 20061107; US 7905228 B2 20110315; US 9364618 B2 20160614; US 9907918 B2 20180306
DOCDB simple family (application)
IB 0200744 W 20020313; AU 2002238801 A 20020313; CA 2441100 A 20020313; CA 2809180 A 20020313; CA 2885596 A 20020313; EP 02704999 A 20020313; EP 11156213 A 20020313; ES 02704999 T 20020313; ES 11156213 T 20020313; US 10155402 A 20020319; US 201414155022 A 20140114; US 201615158250 A 20160518; US 4621705 A 20050127; US 54261906 A 20061003; US 96315810 A 20101208